Welcome to what I think will be the coolest place on the internet every Wednesday morning!
Now, you’re here learning about loving your mind and all and it makes sense that we should pair learning with doing. But I wanted it to not be boring. If it felt like homework, we’re all screwed (unless you’re totally into that, like I was for most of my life, then you’re also totally welcome to see it that way, but I’m going to call it nerd-kink, and you can’t stop me).
Here’s what I came up with: The Hump Day Challenge.
Why is it called that?
Because I knew I was going to publish these challenges on Wednesdays (i.e., hump day).
Why is there a camel?
Each challenge is meant to help you recharge mentally in some small way. Humps + recharging = electric camel. That is how my mind works; you’re welcome.
What if I don’t do the challenge?
A little gnome breaks into your house and misplaces your keys.
What if I do do the challenge?
The gnome still breaks into your house, but just to make sure your keys are in the right place.
This Week’s Challenge
Okay, I feel like that’s enough context. This week, we’re leaning on Monday’s article as a starting point and taking a few more steps into fear territory.
The idea is simple — in order to believe that your fears can change, you have to see that they have changed in the past.
At the bottom of this post is a PDF you can download to complete the challenge.
The sheet contains two boxes, some lines, and a few prompts. Here’s how to work through it.
Start by drawing an “old fear” in the left box. Think childhood fears. They can be silly or serious, but they have to be something you have 100% overcome.
In the lines below the box, answer the prompts. First, by identifying the fear. And second, by explaining what happened that allowed you to no longer be afraid of that specific thing.
Now, draw a current fear in the right box. Again, you can go silly or serious with it, but it’s got to be something you feel currently.
Then, in the lines below that box, identify the fear and write about how you overcame it. It helps if you imagine yourself 20 years older than you are now. Be creative. Ridiculously optimistic. Anything that helps you see a future where that fear no longer exists.
That’s it.
Every week, we’ll have a new one of these to play through. Kind of a fun way to bend our minds, right?